How to Write Effective Exit Ticket Questions (20 Examples)

Learn how to write effective exit ticket questions for any subject. Includes 20 ready-to-use examples for math, science, ELA, and social studies. Free templates and best practices.

Exit tickets are one of the most powerful formative assessment strategies in a teacher's toolkit. In just 2-5 minutes at the end of class, a well-crafted exit ticket tells you exactly which students understood the lesson and which need reteaching tomorrow.

What Makes a Good Exit Ticket Question?

• Aligned to the day's learning objective
• Answerable in 2-5 minutes
• Requires thinking, not just recall
• Gives you sortable data
• Includes a mix of question types

The 3-Question Exit Ticket Framework

Research from Marzano and Wiliam supports a three-question structure: (1) Recall/Comprehension, (2) Application/Analysis, (3) Reflection.

20 Exit Ticket Examples by Subject

Ready-to-use examples for Science (Grades 6-8), Math (Grades 4-8), ELA (Grades 5-9), and Social Studies (Grades 6-10).

Tips for Using Exit Tickets Effectively

Sort immediately, use the data the next day, don't grade exit tickets, and vary the format.